Gustavus Adolphus Ohlson
Birth Date
On 1828 August 31 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 December 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Lund, Malmo, Sweden
1828 August 31
Mother
Butilda Pramberg
Father
Jep Ohlson
Married
Elna Larsson Ohlson
1851 May 9 (Age 22)
Baptized by Lars Nielsen
1855 June 23 (Age 26)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1855 December 28 – 1861 May 9 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Appointed President of the Stockholm Conference September 1, 1858
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lund, Malmo, Sweden
Date Details
On 1855 December 28
Called
On 1861 May 9
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Samuel A. Woolley Company
1861 July 12 – September 22 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elna Larsson Ohlson (Age 28)
Charles Gustaf Ohlson (Age 2)
Adolph Fredrick Ohlson (Age 10)
Joseph Valdemar Ohlson (Age 0)
Thor Wilhelm Ohlson
Date Details
On 1861 July 12
Joined Company
On 1861 September 22
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1865 May – 1867 June 13 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
G A Smith
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Date Details
On 1865 May
Set Apart
On 1867 June 13
Departed from Field
Married
Anna Britta Martinsson
1867 March 4 (Age 38)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1896 August 7 – 1897 April 28 (Age 67)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Date Details
On 1896 August 7
Set Apart
On 1897 April 28
Released
Died in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1912 December 11 (Age 84)
Media
Gustave Adolph Ohlson (1828 - 1912) Profile
Gustavus Adolphus Ohlson (1828 - 1912)
Sources
Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 9 July 1890.
Illinois Chicago Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1875-1976
Illinois Chicago Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1875-1976.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 6, Line 243.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 7, Line 243.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 3, Page 31, Line 456.
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920.
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920.
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920, Vol. 2, Page Index 259.
Scandinavian Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1855-1920, Vol. 2, Page Index 127.
Pioneer
Nielson, Peter, [Diary], in Andrus, Elizabeth Emma Nielson,comp., Ancestors of Elizabeth Emma Nielson Andrus [197-?], 204-8
Nielson, Peter, [Diary], in Andrus, Elizabeth Emma Nielson,comp., Ancestors of Elizabeth Emma Nielson Andrus [197-?], 204-8.
Transcript for Nielson, Peter, [Diary], in Andrus, Elizabeth Emma Nielson,comp., Ancestors of Elizabeth Emma Nielson Andrus [197-?], 204-8
Peter Nielsen journal
Peter Nielsen journal, June.
Transcript for Peter Nielsen journal, 1854 June-1867 March, 358-363
Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3
Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3, Vol. 9.
Transcript for Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3, vol. 9